CVE-2008-2320
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.80% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/carboncore
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495040/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30487Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44126
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495040/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30487Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44126
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.